She then hurried home and brought Mary to meet him ( John 11:28-32). Martha fully believed all that Jesus was saying, and added her confident confession that he was the Messiah, the Son of God and the Saviour of the world ( John 11:27). They will go on living and enjoying this life even though their physical bodies may die ( John 11:23-26). Here and now, in this life, those who are spiritually dead because of sin may have eternal life through him. Jesus enlightened her by saying that he is the resurrection and the life. It was small comfort to Martha to know that Lazarus would be raised to life at the resurrection of the just. She believed that although, humanly speaking, it was too late to do anything for her dead brother, Jesus may yet be able to call upon his Father’s power and bring Lazarus back to life ( John 11:17-22). Such words of assurance gave the disciples courage to go with him in spite of the dangers ( John 11:11-16).Ī distressed Martha met Jesus along the way. His raising of Lazarus would show his power over death and so strengthen the disciples’ faith. Because he walked in God’s light, he would be unharmed by the evil powers of darkness ( John 11:7-10). He would travel safely as a person walking in broad daylight. Jesus assured them that the time for his death had not yet come. The disciples tried to stop him, fearing that the Jews of that area would try to kill him. By raising him to life, Jesus would give unmistakable evidence of his unity with the Father ( John 11:1-6).Īfter waiting two days, Jesus decided to set out for Bethany. Jesus did not hurry to Bethany, because he knew that Lazarus was already dead. While Jesus was still in the region between the Jordan and Jerusalem, he heard that his friend Lazarus, who lived in Bethany, was seriously ill.
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